Man charged with murder after fatal Bridgeport stabbing

Police cordon off the intersection of Connecticut and Bishop avenues to investigate a reported fatal stabbing.

Police cordon off the intersection of Connecticut and Bishop avenues to investigate a reported fatal stabbing.

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Police cordon off the intersection of Connecticut and Bishop avenues to investigate a reported fatal stabbing.

Police cordon off the intersection of Connecticut and Bishop avenues to investigate a reported fatal stabbing.

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Man charged with murder after fatal Bridgeport stabbing

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BRIDGEPORT — Less than 24 hours after a fatal stabbing in the city Monday night, police detectives had someone in custody and charged with murder Tuesday.

Kenyon Gay, 41, of Bridgeport and West Haven, was charged with murder, possession of a dangerous weapon and second-degree assault. His bond was set at $1 million.

City police said the victim was 39-year-old Razzie Hancock. Records show his most recent address was on Laurel Court in Bridgeport.

The killing was apparently the result of a domestic dispute between a woman, Hancock and Gay, according to Police Chief Armando Perez on Tuesday.

“One of the men pulled out a knife, slashed the woman and then fatally stabbed the other male,” Perez said, adding that it appeared the suspect walked in on the woman and the victim together, which led to an argument, before the suspect pulled out the knife.

The woman’s injuries were non-life-threatening, Perez said.

Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald said detectives were able to quickly identify Gay as the suspect and apply for an arrest warrant that was signed by a judge Tuesday.

Hancock was stabbed once in the chest and died shortly after at Bridgeport Hospital, Fitzgerald said.

The homicide, the city’s first of 2019, happened around 7:15 p.m. Monday. Hancock was stabbed inside a residence in the 100 block of Bishop Avenue, police said. After being stabbed, he left the residence and collapsed on a nearby sidewalk.

“I want my city to be safe,” Perez said. “I don’t want these types of events to occur. ...It’s such a tragic waste of a life. We try so hard to prevent crime, to prevent things like this from happening. It tugs on your heart because it should never have happened.”

The chief praised the Detective Bureau, led by Fitzgerald, for giving “150 percent” during every investigation.

“They are very caring, hardworking and dedicated individuals,” Perez said of the detectives. “They never stop until they get an apprehension.”